This is the Forward’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants crossed into southern Israel and massacred civilians, prompting Israel to invade the Gaza Strip.
Israel-Hamas War
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News White supremacists, seizing on Israel-Hamas war, have accelerated their antisemitism since Oct. 7
From city council disruptions to violent online threats, neo-Nazis have sought ways to capitalize on the moment
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Fast Forward For the 3rd time, Matisyahu concert canceled amid threat of pro-Palestinian protests
“Please know we will not cower to these bullies and the pressure they exert,” the Jewish artist wrote on Instagram after his Chicago tour date was canceled
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Opinion Judith Butler is intentionally giving Hamas’ terror legitimacy
In recent comments, the American Jewish gender theorist labeled the Oct. 7 attack as 'armed resistance'
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News ‘It’s just more death’: Hundreds more rabbis demand ceasefire as call gains mainstream traction
More than 600 Jewish clergy have signed either the Rabbis for Ceasefire declaration or the new letter from T'ruah, a rabbinic human rights group
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Fast Forward Ester Cunio, 90, says talking about Messi saved her on Oct. 7. Now she wants the soccer star to help free her grandsons.
“Messi? I like Messi!” Cunio said a Hamas terrorist told her before taking a selfie and not following through on plans to abduct her.
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Opinion This International Women’s Day, it’s time to finally believe Israeli women
Five months after Oct. 7, why do so many still question whether the Hamas attack included sexual violence?
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Fast Forward In State of the Union, Biden tells Israel that humanitarian aid is not a ‘bargaining chip’
Biden’s rebuke of Israel regarding humanitarian aid was his strongest so far
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Sports Liel Abada, Israeli soccer player who sat out amid pro-Palestinian fan displays, to join MLS team
‘Unpredictable turns remind us that we’re not always in control,’ says Liel Abada
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Opinion Marco Rubio invoked a medieval antisemitic trope in justifying war with Iran
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Antisemitism Decoded After Minneapolis, a YouTuber comes for Jewish ‘welfare queens’
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News Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled crown prince, has a plan for his people’s future — if they’ll have him
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Culture How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew
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Fast Forward Pastor who embraced Farrakhan wins Texas Dem primary, as Nazi-gun enthusiast advances to GOP runoff
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Opinion The left won’t let Iranians be grateful for the end of Khamenei’s reign
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Culture Why the loudest Jewish celebrity voices are not always the most influential
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Fast Forward A war-weary Jerusalem marks Purim one day after the rest of the world, a tradition born in what is now Iran
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